Tapotupotu Estuary Snorkel Day

Explore the unique Tapotupotu estuary with one of our experienced snorkel guides. You may spot triplefins, spottie or flounder. Fun for the whole whānau.

Arrive and register anytime between 9am and 11:30am.
This is a tidal estuary so we are snorkeling 1.5hours either side of high tide!

Back-up date: 22nd January

This event is run in partnership with Ngāti Kurī, and funded by Foundation North with support from the Department of Conservation!

Bring your own gear or get free hire of our mask, snorkel, fins and wetsuits. Recommended for everyone 5 years and up. All children under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult beach observer. Advanced safety and sanitisation procedures in place on the day.

Experiencing Marine Reserves runs a series of free and subsidised events over the summer months - we rely on your support to make them happen. We appreciate donations, either cash on the day, online or by giving a koha of your time volunteering at a future event.

Please note that due to COVID-19 we will only be able to run this event at alert level 1. If we are at alert level 2 or above we will postpone the event to the back-up date. Snorkel equipment and all joint surfaces will be sanitised between uses. Registrations will be taken on the day and kept for contact tracing purposes. There will also be an event QR code to use on the day.